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Bir Maurice Fitzmaurice was here,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER - 26, 192t.
CHINESE TENANTS'
SOCIETY..
last December, he said to me, in the FRICTION ABOUT FINANCES. course of conversation, "Why do
not your Company build some of their
ships in Hongkong? This is one of the OFFICIALS CHASED WITH BIG STICK. cheapest and best places in the world
in which to have ships bailt." I was!
HK.CO
COMMITTEES REPORT.
SEASON 1920-2.
ال
Entrance fees show a marked in- case. 84 new playing members, 20 non-playing members and 33 subse bers joined during the twelve months. During the year the Club wa registered under the Companies Ordinances.
A memorial tablet. presented by: Pavilion to those members of the Club who fell in the war and unveiled by His Excellency the Governor.
Cricket-The pitch has again bad.
knowledge of the language permits OIL TANKER TAUNCHED, We have said that the main idea of directors in such circumstances is In increase profits, and that until we gut evidence to the contrary, we shall regard that as the wain idea of these three sets of directors. Do not
The following is the report of the pretend. if you please, that wan The first oil tanker to be built in
Committee of the Hongkong Cricket nounced beforehand that this roerger Chins took the water from the Hong
Formed after the introduction of Club for the Season 1920-21, closed on is a movement towand raising prices.korg and Whampoa Dock Company We have not said that, and we are Ltd's new shipbuilding rard on Satur- pleased to be able to tell him that the the Rents' Ordinance to carry as the August 31:-
The Committee beg to submit their not going to say it, because we have day afternoon in the presence of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company had function indicated by its title the acquired the impression, from the hig gathering of prominent residents. placed an order for four tankers-Hongkong Tenants Protective Asso-report on the working of the Club and comments of the Hongkong public The new vessel is the Paladina."Applause). The launch we have ciation has, it seems, bad a fairly the accounts for the year ending the
the prices charged by alla single screw steamer of 8.000 tons witnessed to-day reflects great credit story beginning. It is a Chinese 31st August, J21.
The profit and loss account, after three carverned, that such a rise is which is one of four oil carrers that on the whole staff, and I have, there organisation and at a meeting held a impossible, said prices being already are being built and engined by the fore, much pleasure in asking you to short while back the Chairman (Mr. writing down furniture, etc. by at the summit. They may be doing Dock Compary and will form part of join with me in drinking to the con- Mok Lai-chi) and other officials were $1,363.10, shows a profit of $6,500, actual profit of $7,863.10 as it in order to increase profits by re- test of tineteen now being continued success of the Hongkong and freely criticised about the administra- an daring overhead charges. But the structed fut the Anglo-Saxon Whampoa Dock Co., coupled with the tion of the Association's funds. A against a prost of $6.632.16 for the
small committee was appointed to previous year. Past rejoices over the elimination Petroleum Company in various parts name of Mr. Dyer(Applause)
The toast was heartily honoured.
investigate the accounts and yester- of competition between the Hotel of the world. I
Mr. E. M. Dyer briefly responded, day morning a meeting, attended by and the Cafe," and does not The assembly included: the Hon. refer to any competition between Sir Paul Chater CMG, the actingHe thanked. Mr. Bell for his kind about 500 people, was held in the the Hotel and the Dairy Farm, Chiel Justice (His Honour Mr. Justice remarks about the time in which the World Theatre to consider the report although recent advertisements by Gompertz) and Mrs. Gompertz. the ship was built and the quality of the and statement of accounts. Mr. Mok the Hotel Company were regard-Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Mr. workmanship. The Dock Co. bad Lai Chi presided and a squad of ed by delighted public Claud Severn, CG), the Hon. Mr. always had a reputation for good Chinese detectives under a European as indications that such competition A. G. Stephen,, the Hon. Mr. H. Ework and intended to maintain it. Sergeant was present in the theatre Mr. F. Maitland, was erected in the was beginning. Competition among Pollock, K.C., the Hon. Mr. Ha Fook. During the war the private dockyards to discourage disturbance.
Mr. Lo fan-cheung, the treasurer, caterers is generally recognized as Mr. H. P. White (Chairman of the of Hongkong got the reputation of good for consumers, hence the pleased Dock Company), Mr. and Mrs. G. T. building the cheapest ships of any read out the statement of the accounts interest shown in the Hotel Company's Fdkins, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Bell, Mr. turned out by any shipyards outside The executive, he said, had been care recent offers of dairy produce. AreJ. Reid (manager of Taikoo Dock). the United Kingdom. Now they had ful not to involve the Association in we to conclude that those announce Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Mr. and Mrs. gone one better; he would go so far unnecessary expenditure but still to be re-tuffed to a large extent. The If extra hard wear occasioned by the ments were bluffing preliminaries to R. M. Dyer, Mrs. Holyoak. Mr. and as to say that these were the chea- there had been dissatisfaction, the scruting of this "merge" - Mrs. M. Dyer, Mr. Holyoak, Mr. pest ships the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum there was any discrepancy in the interport matches and practices being
Co. had had, built, this year, in any accounts he himself was prepared to chiefly the cause. natured people will so conclude with A. 0. Ling sed many other.
The Clab played watches of Fittingly, the launching ceremony sol. (Applause.) Mr. Dyer conclud- make good the deficit-even though Ltd. out awaiting permission. Until we
that there he had to sell his bonse to do it. Mr. which 9 were won, + drawn and 8 lost. see how it wo ks, how it "pans out was entrusted to Mrs. W. H. Bell wife ed by announcing as regards the public, we cannot of the Acting Marager of the Asiatic would be another event of this kind Lo said the total expenditure had been Mr. T. E. Feare hears the batting ésidy denounce it, but
Petroleum Company Ltd. (with which in five or six weeks' time when the $2,612 09 and the balance in hand averages with 36.48 and Mr. G. B. may say at the outset that on general the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Com Directors would be pleased to see amounted to $4,414.41. It had been Sayer the bowling with 10.52. principles we are strongly inclined to paar is associated.
the their guests again.-(Applause.) asserted that' a bill of expenses sub- *NEW VESSEL DESCRIBED. mitted by Mr. Mok-tachi was too doubt its advantage so far as the customary bottle or champagne had public interest is concerned, We been broken against the bow of the
The single screw vessel, "Paladine," mach. He would like them hope business Hongkong is not going vessel the wooden supports were built and engined by the Hongkong know that Mr. Mok at first refused to adopt the habit of mergers and knocked away and the Faludina “ and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., at their to debit his expenses to the Society (Mr. Lo) had urged combines and other devices to ex slid gracefully into the water. works in Kowloon, for the Anglo. but he ploit ns. Already two of the news Following the ceremony the gathering Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., London, him to charge them up to the papers have mered their interests, adjourned to the Company's offices is the first oil tanker, carrying petro-Society, for only so would members and we could recall one or two other for tea-and toasts.
leum, in baik, to be built in China, realise what Mr. Mok had done. As Chairman of Directors of the and is the first of four vessels now instances, one of which, by the way, did not turn out wel for the share Dock Company Mr. H. P. White under construction for this Company. presented Mrs. Bell with a souvenir of The principal dimensions are as the occasion in the shape of a hand-follows:
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HUNTING, – to September 17, 1921. at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Hunting, a daughter. DAWSON.-On September 18. 1921,|
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holders.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mesere. Lammert Rins, advertise an Auction Safe for to-morrow morn→ ing.
An advertisement in this issue reminds Hongkong Jockey Club owners that entries for the October 8 gymkhana close fo-morrow,
To-morrow
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the same auctioneers will sell a Jongzone, Monday, SIPL. £6, 1981. quantity of household furniture, about forty lots of cut gloss and ten lots of Italian marble statuettes.
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THAT LOCAL "MERGER."
Aiter
some pendant of diamonds set in Length overall...427 fest.
31 feet. 21 feet 9 inches.
8,400 tons.
to
The Chairman invited the meeting to draw attention to any discrepancy and intimated his readiness to explain
the accounts fully to anyone.
Discussing the legal charges in con- nection with the petition presented to
Three interport matches were play- ed during the year:
At Hongkong v. Shanghai, won by
Hongkong
At Hongkong v. Straits Settle-
ments, lost by Hongkong.
At Shanghai v. Shanghai, lost
Hongkong.
The thanks of the Committee art tendered to those members of the community who so kindly helped by subscriptions and in other ways to
make the visit of the two teams
November last a success.
Tennis-The entries for the annual
retention of Mr. F. C. Jenkin and Mr. increase, though the net receipts are compared C. D. Wilkinson as the Association's lower by some $235 as lagal representatives, and legal repres with those of last year as, owing sentation in two rents cases Mr. Lo the result of the draw, some matches Yan Cheung said that if Mr. Wilkinson which would have caused larger atten had not agreed to a redaction of dances of spectators had to be played $200 this item would have totalled early in the tournament. $2,200,
Mr. Fung Wai Sun inquired whether there was not a regulation that no payment exceeding $300 could be Accommodation for the navigation made by any official without prev- officers is provided in houses on bridge ions reference to the subscribers. deck, and the engineers on the poop,
into
SAD
Of the two open championship events, the singles were won for the 4th time in succession by Mr. Ng Sze wong. The doubles were won by Mesars B. and H. Hancock.
SPORT.
İNTERPORT SWIMMING.
platinam. After congratulating the Breadth extreme.. 53 feet 5 inches. H.E. the Governor, involving the tournament again showed a marked owners upon the very happy and Depth moulded ... melodious name ther had
given Load draft to their new ship. Mr. White
Deadweight carrying went on to point out that the occasion
capacity was one of great interest to Hangkonz and the Dock Company since it was The vessel has a straight, stem, and the first steamer launched from the elliptical stern, with long poop, to new shipbuilding yard and the first gether with a short bridge and fore. oil tanker built in Hongkong or China. castle and has been built on the Isher. When the toast of the "Paludina" wood longitudinal system of framing and her owners had been conoured to pass Lloyds 100 A.. Class. The with enthusish, H. Bell, machinery is aft The total output of the Kailan prescating the latter, thanked Mr.
The Club championship, a new fining Administration's mines for the White for giving his wife the honour
The Chairman said that that was event, was won by Mr. J. B. Penman. week ending September 10. 1921 of launching the vessel and for the amounted to 73,813 tons and the sales very handsome souvenir presented to each with a separate room; also saloon not so. Mr. Mck expressed the view The handicap singles "A" and "B" during the period, to 72,613 tons. ber. He congratulated the Dock Com- and engineers' mess roam are Etted rhat $2,000 for legal charges was not were won respectively by Mr. G. H. pany upon a very successful launch out in an artistic style. The petty excessive in view of the circumstance Sewell and Mr. C. H. Larkcom, the At Tuesday's meeting of the and voiced hope that they might have officers, firemen, seamen and greases that some years ago the Chinese com- handicap doubles by Messrs. J. E. quarters are situated in the forecastle,munity spent $5,000 in the drafting! Penman and A. D. Humphreys and Sanitary Board, authority will be many such in the future.
the mixed doubles by Major and Mrs. asked for Inspector J. Watson and "The Dock Company Mr. Bell con- and their three mess rooms are in the of a petition of protest against a new Bagnall. Rural Luspector . H Kourhan to tinued." have to-day established a new poop near the engine casing. Both & Ordinance.
After a number of questions had Miss Kirkpatrick kindly presented enter premises and seize unwhole-record inasmuch as the "Paludina" European and a native galley are
been asked and answered the accounts the prizes at the close of the tourna some food in nordance with section is the largest, in fact I think I may supplied.
The "Paladina" is sub-divided by were put to the meeting and passed meat, 83 of the Public Health and Buildings say she is the only ocean-going tank Ordinance No. 1 of 1903
steamer ever launched in the Far East, transverse and longitudinal bulkhead, unanimously. Then somebody asked ontside of Japan. I may mention stiffened longitudinally,
18 where intending subscribers could morning Messrs. that she is the first of four sister main nil tanks and summer tanks. send their subscriptions to.
The Chairman replied owing to a Hughes and Hough will auction & ships, and I expect that the other The pump room la situated amidships
disturbance which had occurred in The China Mail quantity of old canvas, cordage bam three will be launched before the end between No. 4 and No. 5 tanks.
A dry cargo hold is fitted forward the Association's office one night the boo and wood, also iron tent poles, of this year. These four ships are and old paper etc. Is the afternoon part of a programme of 19 tankers under which is a deep tank for either Kwong Sang Hong firm had with-
SHANGHAI MEN. HERE. the privilege extended which are being built for the Anglo oil fuel or water ballast. Cross bunkers drawn
the Association of using that they
Mesars. R. W. McCabe, E. A.. be the top floor of their premises. Saxon Petroleum Company in Great and side buckers are constructed oil to Britain, the States and Holland, and tight so
coal or Dil Mr. Mok explained that representa Brodie, J B. Brown. A P. Goldman I think that Mr. Dyer, who obtained used for eithe the order when at Home on leave, is fuel. A double bottom is fitted under tives of several labour guilds who had and L. Goldman, members of the to be congratulated on his enterprise boilers for oil fuel and under engines caused the present dissension came to Shanghai Interport Swimming team, Behave yourself," said Magis- trate Lindsell on Saturday to a chair in securing such a large share for the for reserve feed water, and both for the Society's Office with the object of which is to compete against Hongkong. The Hongkong Hotel Company, coalie he had just fined $5 for behav. Dock Company.-(Applause.) I am ward and after peaks are arranged assaulting some of the officials. One this week, arrived by the 8.8. On Saturday McBAIN. Ou September 16, 1921, the Dairy Farm Compang, and the ing in a disorderly manner. Inspector/ sure the Directors would be willing to for water ballast for trimming per- of the intruders threatened an official "Kashims Maru"
at Leuden. to Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman Restaurant Company are Davitt said that the defendant, who give him leave every year if he could poses. The fresh water is contained with a big stick and the official would morning. They were welcomed by Neville Sievwright McBain, a forming a "merger," and the more or was employed at No. 131 the Peak, guarantee to bring back a similar in a built in tank aft in the lower have been much burt if he had not the Committee of the V.R.C. and bent on a hasty retreat, followed by conducted. to the Hongkong Hotel, daughter.
less patient public is told in the caused an obstruction in Findlay order every time.--(Laughter.)
The machinery consists of a steam the rest of his colleagues.
which will be their bead-quarters BLISS. On September 19, 1921, at capitalistic Frees, that it is a rica Road. When ordered to join the The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Com-
driven triple expansion engine, It was decided to postpone the during their stay here. They did not Shanghai. to Mr. and Mrs. Jtion of interests." It is a respectable other chair coolies funther up the hill pany is, as you are probably aware, having cylinders 27 inches, 44 inches, election of office-bearers to another waste much time, and in the Bli, a daughter.,
sounding phrase, and looks prettier defendant lay prostrate on the ground one of the Shell Transport and Trad- and 7 inches, with a stroke of 48 occasion.
evening were seen in serious than combine" or "merger." It is
ing Company group, and they carry and refused to budge until arrested.
practice in the V.R.C., bath, where also, on the face of it, a truthful
on the custom of naming their ships inches. Steam is supplied by three
they created a good impression. The phrase, because interests really are!
after Shella. The "Paludina" is no Scotch boilers of the usual marine
teain is one of the strongest if not EBERHART-KARELITZ-On unified. There is a fourth interest- The Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s exception to the rule, and I must con- type having a working pressure of 180 Segreber 21, 1921, at Shanghai, the public interest which is entitled steamer Granite State" has made less that it was a surprise to me to 155. per square inch. The boilers are
actually the most formidable, com- Lieut. H. G. Eberhart U.8.N., tote a fair share of consideration, record voyage from Calcutta to Sing learn that there was & Shell of such a arranged so as to be able to burn Martha Dorothy, daughter of Mr. and since in the nature of things spore. She made the run froma name. It is a custom for the Com- either oil or coal as fuel, with Zaiver and Mr. O. Kabelitz.
it is not likely occupy the fore- Sandheads (Calcutta) to Singapore, in pany to place a specimen of the Smith System and Howden System of ROXBURGH SMITH.-Oground of the attention of these four days, seven hours and 18 minutes, actual Shell, from which the ateamer forced draught. The usual auxiliar- September 17, 1921, at Shanghai, three directorates, the China Suit which is practically the fastest tiste, is named, in the saloon. You will see ies, including Weir's feed beater, Jahn, eldest son of Robert will put in a word for it edgeways, as on record for this run. This steamer the "Palucina" shell in a tase, over evaporator, distiller, and oil fuel pump, are fitted in engine and boiler Roxburgh, Dumbarton. Scotland, occasion offers. The Morning Post left Singapore on Sunday morning there. to Alice, youngest daughter of informed us this morning that the last week bound for Manils, Honolulu Another point of interest about the rooms. The vessel is capable, when James Smith, Darley, Milngavie, main idea is to render the public a and San Francisco with a full com-launch, to-day, is that it is the first loaded, of maintaining a speed of 11 Scotland.
more efficient service," a statement plement of passengers for those porta.to, take place from the new slips CLEMENTS-BAKER.-On Septem-which, if we believed it, would
which the Dock Company added to The cargo al is handled by two ber 17, 1921, at Shanghai: Albert give us a remarkably strong im- A fine of $750, or three months' their facilities, last year. They now large horizontal duplex oil pumps Heyward Tyler type Pumpe are so James, eldest son of the late Mr.pression of the altruism and pablic imprisonment, was imposed and all have nine shipbuilding slips. sad Mis. J.J. Clements of Shang-pirit of the gentlemen who direct the printing apparatus was ordered to The Anglo-Saxon Pettoleum Com-arranged that they will pump from hai, to Catherine Helen, eldest these three concerns. It is to be be confiscated, in the case in which pany sent out a special Marine Super- the sea into any oil compartment and daughter of the late Mr. George regretted that
unable three Chinese were charged in connec intendent from Home to supervise from any a compartment into any Baker and the late Mr. C. J. to believe it, but are oblig.d, in tion with a lithographic printing pre the building of these ships, and I have other oil compartment on opposite Carle of Shinghai.
avalgarly suspicious way, to and thousands of half finished received from him consistently good sides, also pump from any cil compart paint out that it sounds Kwangai $ notes found on premis reports on the work. He tells me ment and deliver simultaneously over exactly like a bit of transparent and in Yaumati Mr. A. E. Hall, who that the work in Hongkong compares each side of the vessel; also through brightly shining bankam. The main appeared for the defence, said that favourably with that of the best the main sex valve. A special oil fuel DA COSTA-On September 18, 1921, ides" of the directors of companies in the firet defendant accepted respon yards at Home.I think it would pump is in the fore hold for transferring at the Isolation Hospital, Shang-all "wangles" of this sort is usually to sibility and would plead guilty to be an eye-opener to the shipbuilders oil fuel in deep tank forward into the hai. Cecilia Ribeiro da Costa, aged, increase profits, and we will need some posessida. Remarking that the and owners of Great Britain if they cross bunker aft..
The steamer is equipped with -52 years.
evidence before we can be convinced Ordinance seemed only to contem-could see the work which is turned SEYMOUR. On August 1, 1921. at that Hongkong company directors are plate proceedings against principals-out by the Hongkong shipbuilding wireless apparatus, powerful steam wirdlaw inches for handling cargo Foto-Alto,California corph-different from all vibers in this the printer or publisher and out yards Seymour, aged 74 years. respect. Let us (seeing that, the non-employees, the Magistists dischargel You are all no doubt aware and warping purposes, and y DUFOUR-On September 20, 1921, independent journalists are sure to the second and thi'd defendants, and that the-Government are consteeging gear with telemotor, control, at Shaughai. Heori Stanislas try to acquire merit by trying to mis- passed sentence on the first man as templating considerable improvements together with steam heating in ac-
represent us) make that as clear as our already reported,
to the harbour, and they sakedcommodation, and electric light,"
Dufour."
MARRIAGES.
DEATHS:
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kuota.
ASSOCIATION'S OBJECTA.
The objects of the Association, as set out in a copy of the rules for
bination ever seat from Bhanghai to warded to this office are as follows -
(a) The protection of tensats of capture the Hongkong flag. They are houses, or portions of houses, a string tried men who hold the (including hotels, boarding confidence of residents of the Model, houses, schools, and shops), Settlement. The Shanghai Times in situate in the Colony of Hong-a send-off message wished" the kong against imposition, or any team "a pleasant trip with best unfair treatment, on the part of of luck," and expressed the hope that their landlords or the servants they would retum with the "much- or agents of the latter.
coveted Hongkong flag." Whether or (b) To retain the professional ser not they will do so. remains to be
vices of a member or members seen. They look good triers. of the legal profession for the Siemesen and Tordy, the "stars" purpose of assisting or protect of the team, accompanied by En- ing any such teuanta in the Carnacao and Remedios, are due beca matter of any clairs made to-day by the s.s. "Tangshing," and sgainst them by or on behalf of local enthusiasts are looking forward landlords or others in respect of to seeing them in action, especially houses occupied by such tenants. the much talked off "speed king." In (c) To consider and if thought desir the meantime, our own men are doing
able to approach, or make re-well, as yesterday's and Friday presentations to, the Govern- trials show. ment, or any member of the Government, with a view to legislation, or the extension, or alteration, of any existing legislation affecting tenants.
The management of the affairs of the Association is to be vested in the first instance in a Committee consist (d) To do all such other things as of 100 menders webe dicted ar are incidental or conducive to the first ordinary gruazal meet the attainment of all or any of which is to be held at the Worl the above objsots.
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